Description
This postcard features the Union Trust and Hammond Buildings, notable office structures in Detroit. The Union Trust Building is depicted in the foreground, while the Hammond Building is shown on the left. The former was completed in 1896 and cost $500,000 to build. The card is undated.
Front Text (verbatim):
Union Trust and Hammond Buildings, Detroit, Mich.
Back Text (verbatim):
Union Trust and Hammond Buildings. Two of the best known office structures in the city are shown in this picture, the Union Trust Building in the foreground, and the Hammond Building on the left. The former is one of the solidest structures in the city, and was finished in 1896 at a cost of $500.000. It is owned by the company whose name it bears. It has two marble stairways and includes 250 suites of offices. The two buildings occupy the entire frontage on Griswold St. between Fort and Congress.
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